Hitokotonushi

Hitokotonushi
Other Name(s)	Hitokoto-NushiPersona 4 HitokotonusiShin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army Persona 4 Golden Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Origin	Shinto
Race(s)	KunitsuShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse KishinShin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
Alignment(s)	Light-ChaosShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II
Arcana(s)	HermitPersona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Hitokotonushi is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Hitokotonushi 49 277 269	Strength 48 Dexterity 53 Magic 68 Agility 45 Luck 63
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Kunitsu — —
Resistances — — WkWeak — DrnDrain — NulNull WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mahamaon 30 MP chance of instant K.O. (Light) to all enemies. Innate Dekunda 10 MP Removes all allies' stat decreases. Innate Purple Smoke 14 MP 1-3 hits of Medium Phys damage with 60% chance of Panic to random enemies. 50 Tetraja 15 MP Makes all allies block a single Light/Dark attack. 51

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level HP MP Hitokotonushi 49 375 339	Strength 38 Dexterity 48 Magic 86 Agility 60 Luck 64
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Kunitsu Chaos Spinning 41254
Resistances — — WkWeak — NuNull — — WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×2
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — — -3 — +2 -2 +3 -3 — — — +3
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mahamaon 28 MP Heavy light damage to all foes. Smirk: +55% instant death Innate Dekunda 30 MP Negates all stat debuffs from all allies. Innate Purple Smoke 19 MP 1 to 3 hits of medium physical damage and 70% panic to multiple foes. 50 Tetraja 15 MP Bestows shields which nullify light or dark attacks for one attack to all allies. 51

Persona 4

Name Level Hitokoto-Nushi 41	Strength 28 Magic 33 Endurance 30 Agility 20 Luck 19
Location ?
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Hermit ? Ailment
Resistances — WkWeak NulNull — NulNull — — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Foolish Whisper 12 SP Silences all foes. Innate Auto-Sukukaja — Automatic Sukukaja at the start of battle. Innate Poison Arrow 14% HP Deals medium Phys damage to 1 foe with a chance of Poison. Innate Zionga 8 SP Deals medium Elec damage to 1 foe. 43 Resist Fire — Reduces damage from Fire attacks. 45 Elec Boost — Strengthens Elec attacks by 25%. 46 Auto-Masuku — Automatic Masukukaja at start of battle. 47

Persona 4 Golden

Name Level Hitokotonusi 41	Strength 28 Magic 33 Endurance 30 Agility 20 Luck 19
Location Void Quest; Secret Laboratory
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Skill Card Hermit ✔ Darkness Poison Arrow
Resistances — WkWeak NulNull — NulNull — — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Foolish Whisper 12 SP Silences all foes. Innate Auto-Sukukaja — Automatic Sukukaja at the start of battle. Innate Poison Arrow 18% HP Deals medium Phys damage to 1 foe with a chance of Poison. Innate Zionga 8 SP Deals medium Elec damage to 1 foe. 43 Resist Fire — Reduces damage from Fire attacks. 45 Elec Boost — Strengthens Elec attacks by 25%. 46 Auto-Masuku — Automatic Masukukaja at start of battle. 47

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Soul Hackers (3DS)	Japanese god of words, thought to be the deification of echoes. In the Kojiki, Emperor Yuraku's party supposedly encountered Hitokotonusi at Mt. Katsuragi. Said to proclaim good and bad in a single word. All words uttered by him come true.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army	Japanese god of words, thought to be the deification of echoes. Said to proclaim good and bad in a single word, and all words uttered by him come true.
Persona 4	Japanese god of words, thought to be the deification of echoes. Said to proclaim good and bad in a single word, and all words uttered by him come true.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	Japanese god of words, thought to be the deification of echoes. Said to proclaim good and bad in a single word, and all words uttered by him come true.

Game Appearances

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヒトコトヌシ 一言主Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD)	Hitokotonushi. Katakana rendering of 一言主, meaning "lord of single words."

Gallery

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  A Sprite of Hitokotonushi from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei

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  A Sprite of Hitokotonushi from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei

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  Model of Hitokotonushi taking the form of Anzu from Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army

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  Model of Hitokotonushi taking the form of Orthrus from Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army

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  Model of Hitokotonushi taking the form of Poltergeist from Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army

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  Render from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth